Our History

Our Goals

Explore your beliefs. Find your life's work.

We are Marian University—a distinguished Midwestern university offering
undergraduate and graduate degrees in fields ranging from math to medicine, ministry, and music, engineering to education, and business to biology.

Our programs are where intellect meets integrity. We are proud to be the only Catholic university in Indianapolis. Our curriculum reflects our Franciscan values, which include peace and justice, dignity of the individual, responsible stewardship, and reconciliation.

Marian University is small enough to give you the individual
attention and faculty mentoring you deserve. And we are big enough to help you
get the experience and connections you need for career success.

This is where it starts. Here we go!

One of the top 10 Indiana private colleges in rankings compiled by the Wall Street Journal in 2016.

Named a "Best Regional University" by U.S. News & World Report for their 2017 list of top American colleges.

Located in one of the top 10 cities in which to start a new career by TIME magazine.

With a critical mass of innovative digital technology companies, Indianapolis is the fourth-fastest growing city in the nation for high-tech job growth. Indy is home to hundreds of major employers in business sectors like biosciences, pharmaceuticals, logistics and distribution, technology, and advanced manufacturing.

Discover who you are—and who you want to become.

At Marian University, you will meet students who are tomorrow's leaders in health care, business, education, and public service. We'll teach you to be a critical thinker, creative problem-solver, and clear communicator. We'll also teach you how to apply the values you will acquire here and help you become the type of leader employers want and our world needs.

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Majors

46

Minors

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Concentrations

Spring 2018: Students by the numbers

UNDERGRADUATE: 2,385 students

Traditional students: 2,214
Leighton School of Nursing: 917
College of Arts and Sciences: 701
Byrum School of Business: 340
The Educators College: 153
Exercise and Sports Science: 103

Marian's Adult Programs: 171

GRADUATE: 1,067 students

College of Osteopathic Medicine: 636

The Educators College: 296

Biomedical Sciences: 61

Doctor of Nursing Practice: 32

Clinical Mental Health Counseling: 7

Other: 35

We're committed to making a great education affordable.

U.S. News & World Report ranked Marian University #30 in Best Value Schools
among Midwest regional universities in 2017.

Marian is the fourth-fastest growing Catholic undergraduate college in the country according to the 2016 Almanac published by the Chronicle for Higher Education.